Tulum Villas With a Private Chef: What’s Included

A private chef in a Tulum villa is a chef who comes to your house: you agree a menu in advance, they shop for it, cook it in your kitchen, serve it at your table and leave the kitchen the way they found it. What the chef fee covers is the cooking and the service. […]
A Moroccan Riad in the Jungle: The Story of Villa Ambre & Épices

Villa-Riad Ambre & Épices is an eight-bedroom Moroccan riad standing in the jungle a few minutes inland from Tulum town. It has a keyhole arch for a front door, three floors and a roof terrace, and two pools in a courtyard that trees grow straight through. It sleeps 16, rents from $925 a night as […]
Planning a Group Trip to Tulum: Villa vs Hotel

For a group of six or more, a private villa in Tulum is almost always cheaper per person than the equivalent hotel rooms — and the saving is the least interesting part of the difference. A villa gives a group one kitchen, one pool, one dinner table and one front door, which is what turns […]